Jacob Lee Bowers, 17, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Sept. 12, 1988, in Cape Girardeau, son of Kendall and Kristi Bode Bowers.
Jacob attended Delta and Cape Girardeau public schools, and obtained his GED in 2005. He was a former participant of the Teen Challenge program. He was a certified welder and member of Cape Bible Chapel.
Survivors include his parents of Cape Girardeau; a brother, Joshua Bowers of Cape Girardeau; a sister, Jillian Bowers of Cape Girardeau; maternal grandparents, Louis and Rosemary Davis of Oak Ridge; paternal grandmother, Wanda Bowers of Delta; great-grandmother, Verlia Cooper of Delta; and an aunt, Lisa Bowers of Delta.
Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. today.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Darren Reynolds and Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Advance, Mo.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mid America Teen Challenge.
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